Improvement in crimping-pins



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGE.

CHARLES N. TYLE t AND AUGUSTA C. TYLER, OF BUFFALO, NlllV YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CRlMPlNG-PINS.

Speriiicniion 1in-ming part of Leiters Patent No. 83,892, dated November l0, lSGS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES N. TYLER and AUGUSTA C. TYLER, both ot Buil'alo, in the county of Erie, and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Gri1nper,]?in, or Clasp 5 and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to kthe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 represents a band of crinoline or flat wire, with clasp or slide attached to a pin for crimping the hair. Fig. 2 shows a band of crinoline-wire with clasp or slide, without the pin for crimping the hair. Fig. 3 is a inedication of Fig. 2, adapting it to the oice of a letter, bill, or circular holder; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the clasp or slide, with the crinoline-wire, showing their form and manner of operating.

The nature of our invention consists in constructing a Ahair pin or crimper by the conibination of a hair-pin and doubled tongue and clasp or slide, and of a doubled tongue and slide or clasp, as a hair-criinpin g pin, as hereinafter described.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we now proceed to dcscribe its construction and operation.

The slide or clasp a is made of any suitable metal, and struck into the form clearly shown in Fig. 4, by means of a punch and die, letting the middle brace, a', or piece that is struck up, be raised suiciently above the face of the slide a. to allow two thicknesses of crinolinewire, b, to pass through between its inner surface and the surface of the slide a, but grasp ing the wire suciently tight to prevent the wire from slipping out of the slide a. The fiat crinoline-wire b, when used with the hairpin shown in Fig. 1, is bent so that when the clasp a is removed the sides contiguous to the ends remain parallel with one another, so that when the slide a is passed over them there will be sufiicient spring or resistance for the slide to hold the wire b firmly in any position in which it is placed. By turning up one end, b', ofthe wire b, a stop is made, which prevents the slide a from slipping off the wire, and thus getting lost.

In using wire b and slide a with the hair-pin j shown in Fig. 1, the hair is wound around the hair-pin H in the ordinary way, and the wire b is slipped on, and the slide a pushed up against the hair, as shown in Fig. 1.

The hair-pin H (shown in Fig. 1) has curved sides, a section of it representing an elliptical w...

form, as more fully shown in Fig. 4. The heat is applied on the nearly dat surface, and the strain, which is very great from the peculiar set of the pin, bearing against the hair with an even and continuous force, is applied with the thin but smoothly-rounded edge of the pin, by that means forming an angle sharper than the ordinary round hair-pin can form, and, of course, producing a more lasting crimp in the hair. Being greatly curved on the side which is next to the head when in use, it is worn with more ease and comfort. We can accomplish most of the advantages gained by this ellipsoidal wire by using a square wire, but we ordinarily prefer the rst mentioned. This ellipsoidal wire is readily formed out of round wire by passing it through iiuted rollers. As the wire b is bent with its edges usually in the position in Figs. 2 and 3, we are enabled to make a very perfect haircrimper, one which gives more lasting crimps and twice as many waves in the hair as the ordinary round hair-pin does, by using wire b and slide a, as shown in Fig. 2, as it presents a thinner edge and sharper angle to the hair than the round hair-pin does, and avoids the danger of cutting the hair with its edge, by having it rounded oli', or made of round wire drawn out in the form shown in Fig. 4.

The band b, being made of ellipsoidal or flat wire, with or without the tines being twisted, and pointed at the ends, may be used as a common hair-pin.

Fig. 3 shows the wire b, as shownin Fig. 2, only different in having one of its ends, b, sharpened, so that it can pierce bills, circulars, or letters which it is desirable to le, especially for the latter purpose, for, by piercing the left upper corner of the letters, you, in effect, produce a book very conveniently'arranged for reference. The point b is forced through the letters, and the clasp or slide a is shoved up against the letters until the wedge that is formed by the two sides of the wire b is sut'- ciently large to hold the clasp a in its desired position, and the letters can then be safely filed away. Modifying the size of the letterholder adapts it to the fastening of clothing, as shawls, dro.; also, as a tag or other label-holder5 also, as a tassel-holder for window-curtains, by passing the point b through the curtain above the stick, and encircling the curtain-stick with the loop, through which the tassel-cord is passed to be secured. Thelends b and b may bc allowed to ext-end above or below the curtain-stick.

'Ma-ny modifications of this letter-holder are obvious, a few of which may be mentioned;- namely, a ticket-holder, book-mark, tweezers, a pin for securing ornaments to the person, an ornament; and by making the end b sharp and dagger-pointed, and the end b slightly turned up, a seam-ripper, nail-cleaner, and earpick is produced, which can be readily carried in the pocket. By using a wire, b, sufficient-ly long, with a slide, a, a lamp-chimney cleaner is made; and by putting two slides on, and passing the ends slightly'turned up, an orna mental head-band is made for children, with which to secure the hair, and is adjustable.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In combination with a hair-pin, H, formed with 4a loop at its head, the double tongue b, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination therewith, the clasp or slide a., substantially as described, and for the purposes lset forth.

3. The double tongue b, formed with a clasp or slide, a, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that we claim the above-described eertain new and useful improvements in hair erimper, pin, or clasp, We have hereunto si gned our names this 14th day of July, 1868.

CHARLES N. TYLER. AUGUSTA C. TYLER.

Witnesses:

V. C. CLAYTON, JAMES Donn. 

